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- on the bias
on the bias
on the bias
on a diagonal line; on a diagonal pathway or direction. The panels of the dress were cut on the bias. The seamstress sewed the fabric on the bias.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Lihi | | - | Hebrew |
| Yima | | - | Persian Mythology |
| ZÉ | | ZE | Portuguese |
| Phares | | - | Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin |
| Isaura | | ee-SOW-rah (Spanish) | Portuguese, Spanish, Late Roman |
| Lilach | | - | Hebrew |